The Ouija prequel takes on a new criteria of creepy. Since this story of Ouija is placed about 50-years before the 2014 film it sets in a new genre of scare. In distinction to the backlash from the first, Ouija directors and screen writers have stepped up the game when it comes to a horror movie about communicating to spirits.

In an honest opinion, I didn’t like the first Ouija. The first Ouija was about a group of friends who wake up their most terrifying spirits. For the film company to come back and make a sequel I thought, why?

But then it struck me, as I was watching the movie, they made everything feel so real. The directing was wonderful and I loved the petrifying narrative. This movie is by far the best horror film this year.

The movie is based back in the 1960’s. When the family of four loses their father, they are drawn to extreme measures considering that the father/husband was their main source of income. The mother starts making her money by creating a business where you talk to spirits but she uses false accusations to draw in customers.

The business is helped out by her two daughters, Doris and Paulina. When Paulina decides to sneak out to go hangout with friends, they all decide to play a game, Ouija. Telling her mom about the game later on, her mother decides to invest in the game to boom the business. With the rules of the game taking place the unknown spirit reaches out to 9-year old Doris. Once Doris started interacting with the board, hectic breaks loose.

Director Mike Flanagan took on the new challenge creating this sequel. Taking it into his hands from previous director Stiles White, Ouija brings in a thrill all across the world.  From the directing to the writing, the movie takes on different aspects for a horror/thriller movie. Keeping the scary story afloat, Flanagan did a wonderful job bringing it to life. With the smooth flow and the plotting of the story, he really knew how to draw a crowd.